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Questions for Professor Riley's Lecture

  1. Data breach on Qatar National Bank

    • The attackers broke into the QNL databse and released 1.4G data on Cryptome.
    • There is currently no confirmation on how the attachers broke in.
    • The personal data of the QNB clients as well as QNB itself were leaked.
    • QNB said they would keep investigating. The authenticity of data is verified by other parties such as ISMG.
  2. Website of Qatar States News Agency got hacked

    • The attackers hacked into the Qatar States News Agency backend and published a politically provoking article.
    • The attackers "had used high techniques and innovative methods by exploiting an electronic gap on the website".
    • The article ignited conflicts between Qatar and some Persian Gulf states.
    • One US intelligence official suspected Russian hackers for the attack. The investigation is ongoing.

Summary of Professor Riley's Lecture